Category: Politics

EDMONTON, AB: On Monday, April 2, 2018, federal Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi announced $4.1 billion in infrastructure for British Columbia. This, after the BC NDP launched it’s opening salvo in the Constitutional crisis on January 30. “It’s shocking that the federal government would cut a $4.1 billion cheque to the BC given the current circumstances,” said Conservative…

New standards for Alberta’s agencies, boards and commissions will ensure that members are acting in the best interest of Albertans and will continue the work already done to clean up waste, increase diversity and deliver greater accountability. Top executives at 52 public agencies are being held to the same ethical standards as deputy ministers in…

Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement after Kinder Morgan suspended non-essential spending on the Trans Mountain expansion: “Albertans have been clear – get this pipeline built. And Albertans are right – this pipeline must be built. “Tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars to the economy depend upon it. So do better…

TWO HILLS, ALBERTA – In response to Prime Minister Trudeau’s visit to Fort McMurray, Shannon Stubbs, Conservative Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, issued the following statement: “Canada’s Prime Minister needs to champion Canadian energy, which produces the most environmentally and socially responsible oil and gas in the world, and recognize that the livelihoods of hundreds…

Toronto – In response to (this weekend’s) statement by Kinder Morgan that its approved project is facing “unquantifiable risk” as a result of the uncertainty created by the B.C. government, CFIB is calling on the federal government to take immediate action to create the certainty that will allow the project to go forward.  “The provincial government…

OTTAWA, ON – John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Foothills Alberta, issued to the following statement following Kinder Morgan’s announcement of the suspension of non-essential spending on Trans Mountain Expansion Project:  “The Trans Mountain pipeline is a lifeline for Alberta, but also essential for our country and for our economy. “Now more than ever, Canada…

CALGARY, AB – The Honourable Michelle Rempel, Conservative Shadow Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and Michael Cooper, Conservative Deputy Shadow Minister for Justice, today raised awareness about the human costs associated with the Liberal government’s failure to appoint judges at the federal level. They announced the launch of an official online Parliamentary petition calling on…

Ottawa, ON – The Leader of Canada’s Conservatives, the Honourable Andrew Scheer, today issued the following statement in response to news that Kinder Morgan has suspended work on the Trans Mountain Expansion project: “This is devastating news for Canada’s energy sector and Canadian workers. “The blame for this development rests squarely on the shoulders of Justin…

EDMONTON, AB: United Conservatives are calling for Members of Alberta’s Legislative Assembly to stand united against the federal Trudeau Liberal government’s Bill C-69, which would make it significantly more difficult for new pipeline projects to get approved, thereby jeopardizing a key driver of Alberta’s economy and the thousands of jobs that depend on it. In…

EDMONTON, AB: United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to respect the wishes of Albertans by appointing democratically-elected Senator-in-Waiting Mike Shaikh to the Senate of Canada to fill the current vacancy for Alberta. “There is no excuse for this Prime Minister to ignore the democratic will of Albertans. In recent years,…

Drew Barnes, United Conservative Finance Critic The biggest takeaway from the NDP’s 2018-19 Budget is that according to the NDP Albertans outside city limits don’t matter much. In Finance Minister Joe Ceci’s entire 3,800 word budget speech the issues that impact rural Albertans the most went ignored. For example, Alberta’s second and third largest resource-based industries,…

Alberta Liberal MLA David Swann is demanding an investigation on the revolving door at the Calgary Medical Examiner’s Office  After a fourth of five medical examiners in Calgary is leaving this year according to sources, Calgary-Mountain View Liberal MLA David Swann is demanding the Justice Minster find answers. Speaking on the issue Swann stated, “The…

  (Edmonton) – The 2018/2019 budget shows this government continues to avoid having an honest conversation with Albertans. Their path to a balanced budget is built on so many rosy assumptions and projections that it cannot be considered a credible plan. Alberta Party Caucus leader Rick Fraser pointed out that the government isn’t treating Albertans with…

The first week of the Legislative session is over, but the NDP still have a lot to answer for when it comes to the issues facing Albertans. For example: just how high will the Trudeau-NDP carbon tax go? Jason Kenney asked the Premier this critical question 7 times this week, yet she refused to answer.…

NDP Debt Up 638%, Total Debt Projected to Hit $96B, $3.7B in Annual Debt Payments. And a hidden 67% increase to the Trudeau-NDP carbon tax! EDMONTON, AB – (Thursday), the NDP handed down another ‘virtual reality’ budget, drowning Albertans in a sea of red ink and imposing numerous increased costs for Albertans. “Hidden from Albertans in…